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June 2005
Dear
Members,
Welcome
to the first issue of your Chamber’s E-Newsletter, which we will be
sending out on a monthly basis. ACCA News will keep you up to date with
the latest information about Chamber happenings, in addition to news
articles concerning business issues in both Australia
and Armenia.As
this is YOUR newsletter, we would welcome your comments and
suggestions concerning this edition, and also suitable material for
inclusion in next month’s edition. To submit comments, suggestions and
editorial material please contact Elaine Clayton on (02) 9418 9964.
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NETWORKING
NIGHTS
SYDNEY
The
Chamber’s next networking night in NSW will feature presentations by members
concerning their businesses, and has been arranged as follows: |
Australian
envoy presents credentials to Armenian president
Mediamax
news agency
24
May 05
YEREVAN
The
Australian ambassador to Armenia,
Robert Tyson, today presented his credentials to Armenian President Robert
Kocharyan.
The
Armenian president expressed the hope that the appointment of the new
envoy will be conducive to a growth in bilateral relations, the presidential
press service told Mediamax today.
Robert Kocharyan and Robert Tyson discussed possible spheres of cooperation stressing the importance of giving it concrete form and making full use of the existing potential. |
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Date: |
25
July 2005 |
| Venue: |
Ensemble Theatre |
| Address: |
78
McDougall Street Kirribilli NSW 2061 |
| Time: |
6.30
pm to 10pm |
| Serving: |
Open
Bar and finger food whilst enjoying the water
views. |
| Cost: |
Members: Free Non-Members: $20 |
| RSVP: |
Please RSVP by 11th of July to
Harmick
Hacobian or Elaine Clayton on
(02) 9418 9964 |
| Making
a presentation at our Networking Night is a great way of promoting your
business and expertise to your fellow members. Should you wish to make
a presentation please contact Harmick Hacobian
or Elaine Clayton on (02) 9418 9964. To cover our overheads we will be
charging each presenter a fee of $100. |
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MELBOURNE |
| Time: | 7:30pm |
| Venue: |
Wheelers
Hill Hotel, Western Room
Ferntree Gully Road
(Cnr
Jells Road), Wheelers
Hill |
| Cost: |
$40 per person for a 2 course meal and drinks |
We hope you can join us for what we anticipate will be an informative and social evening.
Please
contact the following committee members for your reservation.
Vartan
Gulbenkian :
0418
351 730
Hampar
Erdogan:
0417
772 125
Hacik Dursun:
0431 165 120
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Armenia To Host Two Major Economic Gatherings
Yerevan, April 29, Armenpress: Yelena Nazinian, head of Baltic and CIS department of Master Center, established to promote international economic integration, told Armenpress the Center plans to organize Construction-2005 congress in Armenia's resort town of Tsakhkadzor on June 17.
She said the three-day congress will discuss a wide range of questions concerning production of building materials, application of new technologies and other construction industry-related issues. |
AJA
Don't
forget to visit AJA's
website to receive the latest news about the AJA events
in our region.
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NETWORKING NIGHT APRIL 2005
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NSW
STATE BUDGET ANNOUNCED
The
State Treasurer Dr Andrew Refshauge today released the 2005/06 NSW State
Budget.
Highlights
include:
- $34.7
billion for infrastructure over next 4 years, up $8.7 billion on previous
4 years
- Land
tax threshold reintroduced at $330,000 but vendor duty to remain
- Stamp
duty on General Insurance premiums increased to 9% from 5%
- NSW
economic growth in 2005/06 is forecast at 2.75% -
Australia, 3%
- Revenue
in 2005/06 up 5.6%, expenses up 6.4%
- Operating
Surplus in 2005/06 at $303 million, down from $569 million forecast
for current year.
For
more details please click
here
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Thousands
Of Armenians Join Hands To Encircle Their Highest Mountain
Yerevan,
May 30, Armenpress
Yerevan,
May 30, Armenpress: Hundreds of thousands of Armenians joined hands
to encircle Armenia's
highest mountain Aragats Saturday, in a dance of unity to celebrate
the establishment of the first Armenian republic in 1918. More than
150,000 people danced for about 15 minutes in a massive, 165-kilometer
(100-mile) circle along the roads surrounding Mount Aragats, about 60
kilometers (40 miles) north of the capital, Yerevan. For more details
please click
here.
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VISIT
ACCA’s WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CHAMBER
Click here to enter
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Armenia's
Economic Growth Higher Than Expected In 2004
Yerevan,
May 25, 2005, RBC: In 2004, economic growth in Armenia
stood at 10.1 percent, up from 7 percent envisaged by the monetary policy
program of the Central Bank of the Republic
of Armenia, Tigran Sarkisyan,
the Bank's chairman, has stated delivering the Central Bank's report for
2004. Sarkisyan noted that the real GDP growth rates couldn't have kept
the country's remaining macroeconomic indices unaltered. The latter deviated
from target rates, since the actual economic growth proved above expectations.
Sarkisyan also said that unprecedented growth of the country's agriculture
turned out to be another important peculiarity in 2004.
Click here for full story.
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268,000 Tourists
Visited Armenia
In 2004
Yerevan,
March 01. Arminfo
268,000
tourists visited Armenia
in 2004, which is 52,000 more than in 2003. Head of Department of Tourism
of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of Armenia Arthur Zakarian
informed during the workshop "Novel approaches to cultural tourism", organized
by the national commission UNESCO of Armenia's Foreign Ministry.
Please click herefor
full story |
